Daniel Motlop is an Indigenous Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for the North Melbourne Football Club

North Melbourne Football Club

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 and Port Adelaide Football Club

Port Adelaide Football Club

The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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Kangaroos career (2001–2005)

Playing as a defender or forward, Motlop debuted in 2001 for the Kangaroos and was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of 2005 due to a desire to return to South Australia.

Port Adelaide career (2006–2011)

In late 2005 Motlop was traded to Port Adeaide. In the 2007 season, Motlop suffered from an ankle injury in Round 1 and a broken collarbone in Round 9. However, he came back in Round 13 against Brisbane and kicked a career best 6 goals to help set up Port's win, including a goal of the year nomination.

In the 2008 AFL season

2008 AFL season

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 he ranked 10th on the list of most goals kicked in the AFL, including a career best 7 goal game against Essendon

Essendon Football Club

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 and a 5 goal game against Fremantle

Fremantle Football Club

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, including a candidate for goal of the year.

The 2009 season saw Motlop average 2 goals a game in the 11 games he played, but he missed most of the second half of the season with a fractured ankle. Surgery to his ankle prevented him from returning to the Power side until Round 7, 2010, where he kicked 3.1 goals. He was delisted by the Power at the end of the 2011 season, marking an end to his 83 games and 155 goals with the club.

Family

He is the younger brother of footballer Shannon

Shannon Motlop

Shannon Motlop is an indigenous Australian rules footballer. Primarily playing as a midfielder or small forward, he represented both the Kangaroos and Melbourne in the Australian Football League...

, the older brother of Geelong footballer Steven Motlop

Steven Motlop

Steven Motlop is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...

 and the cousin of Port Adelaide's Marlon Motlop

Marlon Motlop

Marlon Motlop is an Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL. He also plays for West Adelaide in the SANFL....

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